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The Army realigned “just north” of $30 billion in its five-year spending plan to fund its top modernization priorities, a number that adds up to about $6 billion over its original goal, the service’s under secretary said Feb. 26.

Recent discussions indicate that Russia is still unwilling to give in to the Trump administration's demands to comply with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, potentially opening the door to U.S. development of new offensive missiles, according to a top State Department official.

The successful interception of an intermediate-range ballistic missile target over the Pacific earlier this week bodes well for cooperation between the United States and Japan when it comes to high-tech weapon development, industry leaders said.

It was 25 years ago when the Clinton administration announced the demise of the Strategic Defense Initiative, a Reagan era program which sought to create a shield against the Soviet Union’s intercontinental ballistic missiles.